Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '22 at 15:47
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 241 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 647 67% 537 Pts	64-Core 654 40% 654 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 372A) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Lighting 43.8 Reflection 41 Parallax 38.8 36% 41.2 fps	MRender 36.4 Gravity 41.6 Splatting 27.4 28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 298 303 303 306 306 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 315 Mixed 304 SusWrite 302 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 36 142% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 242 208% 309 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 128%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 89GB free Firmware: 03090005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 104 47 50 51 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 420 Write 335 Mixed 292 SusWrite 86.1 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 36.8 123% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 117 96% 136 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 85%
IR_SSDPR_S25A_120 120GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 93GB free Firmware: SBFM21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 214 214 217 219 218 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 415 Write 290 Mixed 298 SusWrite 222 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 26.4 115% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 152 147% 228 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 715GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 179 179 179 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 115 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 180 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 487GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 154 155 154 156 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 154 Write 156 Mixed 106 SusWrite 155 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C7 2x4GB 2,435 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.2% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 64%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,701x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	312x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	251x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	527x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	257x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	198x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	174x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	126x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	183x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	158x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	102x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16